CFN – Media is a hard biz these days. Even the big guns suffer. Today, on Friday the 13th Sun News Network shuttered down. They flipped the switch to off. I won’t get into the merits of Sun News and it’s fake boobed talking heads or farContinue Reading
CFN – Don’t blame the OPP if there are no charges filed over the Sudbury By Election. Recordings published by Liberal hopeful Andrew Olivier are on the internet and there is an investigation, but as many police can tell you it ends up in the hands of the Crown. Continue Reading
CFN – I accidentally took this weekend off. I really did. It was odd. It was kinda wonderful. My critters were happy. My girl friend was happy. I was even kinda happy, or at least a bit rested. I napped. I watched Nashville on Netflix. I chattedContinue Reading
The Seaway Seniors Citizens Club, 1010 Guy at Eleventh St. East, has an impressive line-up of activities. I happened to get one of their monthly Newsletters which gives an outline of schedule events such as Line Dancing, Tai Chi, Dominos, Cribbage, Bid Euchre, Exercise, Nordic Walk, Scrabble, Canasta, Darts, Mahjongg,Continue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – Patronage gigs are not unique to Ontario. With Premier Wynne and her team under fire for trying to give a nomination riding candidate (Andrew Olivier) a gig to drop out of the race so that another Thibault, Glen in this case an unopposed entry to the contested byContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – The biggest news story this week here in Cornwall has been the tale of police officers, while making a domestic call, discovering an elderly couple in distress with no food in their house. Upon further examination the story evolves that the couple, married 54 years, had endedContinue Reading
Why a new sex curriculum for Ontario? From listening to the talking points of most Canadian media outlets these days, we would surmise that Ontario is long overdue for an upgrade in what is taught about sex. In this day of smart phones, internet, etc, the youth of Ontario needContinue Reading
As a citizen and taxpayer, I am opposed to allowing TransCanada to reverse their existing natural gas pipeline, build a new portion to tidewater and pump dilbit through it. Energy East has all of a sudden became a “nation building” project since pipelines to the United States and BritishContinue Reading
Hugo Rodrigues Editor of the Standard Freeholder Yes Mr.Rodrigues, “Vive la Francophone” in Cornwall and area, but as well to all of those many other cultures. Sir let me tell you the distaste I received upon this reading this article and many others feel the same way as I. Firstly, I can appreciateContinue Reading
CFN – Hugo Rodrigues, editor of the Standard Freeholder and President of the CAJ, recently wrote an article about bilingualism. I am a refugee of Quebec. I left, and most likely will never return simply because of the fact that the people of Quebec, after nearly sixty years ofContinue Reading
CFN – February is Heart and Stroke month. The web site , www.heartandstroke.com has valuable information on the signs and symptoms of a stroke or heart attack. It also gives a new way to remember signs of a stroke using the word ‘FAST’: Face: face drooping? Arms: can you raiseContinue Reading
CFN – It is distressing to witness the waffling and quibbling in both federal opposition parties over Canada’s contribution to the anti-terrorist effort in the Middle East, and even more depressing to note the failure of the opposition to show any recognition of the nature of the intensifying struggle betweenContinue Reading
I was just curious how many, if any, people have seen “The Interview?” My wife and I watched it on VOD Saturday night on our local television service provider. I can see why the North Koreans are a “little” upset at Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures. The North Koreans, forContinue Reading
CFN – Tammy Hart and her very odd council in South Stormont appear to be in retreat after humiliating the township, again. In an act of truly boggling weirdness she and her council initiated discussion in limiting or eliminating cameras in open council meetings. Ms Hart and friends have anContinue Reading
CFN – One of the things I like about the Giant Tiger Store, besides being a good shopping store, is that on any Saturday when I am in there, there are usually a few kids. Sometimes there are little newborns or toddlers trying to get their parents to payContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – This has been a very interesting week. I am now a member of the board of TAG (The Art Gallery) here in Cornwall. During the municipal election a lot of noise was made about having an Arts Centre in our fair city. As an artist myself,Continue Reading
CFN – No, I am not Charlie. I am not a hero nor a coward. I am a struggling journalist that works in a world where the poor do not get served legally, and are rarely if ever protected; at least compared to the Rich. I have no hate forContinue Reading
I can see a lot of irony in the condemnation of council to skew the city and continue to show ‘council continuing per se’ in a bad light. Negativity is more popular as it helps people to ‘feel’ they have a right and the power to shout others down. IContinue Reading